Future internet aims to sever links with servers
30 October 2013A revolutionary new architecture aims to make the internet more “social” by eliminating the need to connect to servers and enabling all content to be...
Imaging study shows dopamine dysfunction is not the main cause of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
28 October 2013Research suggests that the main cause of the disorder may lie instead in structural differences in the grey matter in the brain.
We ask the experts: does society really care about the old and the vulnerable?
28 October 2013On November 1 Melvyn Bragg will talk about his book Grace and Mary at the Festival of Ideas. The novel is based on Bragg’s own...
Lady Gurdon receives award for services to women's sport
25 October 2013Lady Gurdon attended a champagne reception at the home of fellow founding committee member Pat Marsh (pictured left) last week, along with her husband, Professor...
Novel genetic mutations cause low metabolic rate and obesity
25 October 2013Researchers believe the gene could be a useful therapeutic target for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes
How the kettle got its whistle
24 October 2013Researchers have finally worked out where the noise that makes kettles whistle actually comes from – a problem which has puzzled scientists for more than...
Researchers show how plants tell the time
23 October 2013Plants use sugars to tell the time of day, according to research published in Nature today.
Good tidings for coastal communities
23 October 2013The sea sustains life but also threatens it. An innovative design concept by Ed Barsley aims to contend with rising seawater by welcoming it into...
Climate change: it’s all happened before…
22 October 2013We are not the first to experience environmental change. Does the past have anything to teach us as we search for ways to adapt?
What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions?
21 October 2013New research seeks to take account of the fast pace at which technology is evolving in understanding how to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.